City engineer to leave post

7:24 PM,
Oct. 4, 2013

Bert Kuyrkendall

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For City of Hattiesburg Engineer Bert Kuyrkendall, an offer to become transportation engineer in Chattanooga, Tenn., was too good to turn down.

But that didn't make his decision any easier.

Kuyrkendall, a Laurel native who became Hattiesburg's engineer in 2010, submitted his resignation to Hattiesburg Mayor Johnny DuPree on Friday morning. His last day with the city will be Oct. 18, and he will start in Chattanooga on Oct. 21. ...